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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Excellent film despite uneven reviews
I was bought up on Saturday mornings at the cinema watching the old Republic serials and have been looking forward to this film since I first heard about it. Unfortunately the reviews have been mixed and I lost interest in it as I assumed that it would be a flop.
How wrong I was. I thought it had an excellent mix of innovation and homage. It had a relentless pace and my estimation of Gwynneth Paltrow's acting has increased measurably. I felt she portrayed her character well, faithfully recreating the acting style of the original films and showed great skill doing this.
It isn't a highbrow film and easy to knock because of this, but nonetheless it is a well executed film and very enjoyable to watch. Definitely recommended viewing.
Pro urodov i lyudey (1998)
A great film, well worth watching
I was looking for some new DVDs to watch and came across this film in our local library. Looked interesting so decided to rent from them. Completely differnet to the standard Hollywood fare. The plot has been outlined here many times so I won't go into it. Just would like to say that it was beautifully filmed, acted and directed.
Equilibrium (2002)
Great fight sequences hide a poor film
Christian Bale finds another role that he can play. After playing a non feeling Psycho in American Psycho he again plumps for a role that requires very little acting. This film would have made a great short film but strung out to this length was tedious in the extreme. Great care had been taken in the fight sequences which were glossy and classy but there really wasn't much else to entertain in this film. I have read other user comments suggesting that this film is better than The Matrix but really is not on the same par as The Matrix which is well directed, acted and filmed. I found Equilibrium very one dimensional and really shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath, sentence, paragraph or even day as The Matrix. If you suffer from insomnia it would be well worth getting a copy of this film.